The summary here is simply this - This is a very poorly managed water municipality from top to bottom, perhaps even the Major should be more involved. With some research, it has come to surface MWM has had substandard water quality reports over the past 12-18 months which has been discussed at multiple city council meetings and when the subject of enforcing yearly testing of backflow units per the Arkansas State Board of Health mandate, MWM chooses to ignore this mandate which allows for contamination. ????? Again, glad I don't live up there anymore.

If you've ever purchased sod, shrubs, trees, topsoil, etc. to create a landscape you already know the high cost of doing so. The point is that the well pumps are mechanical and mechanical things break down from time to time - it should be expected and accommodations should be made for the breakdown(s). That's what a manager is supposed to do, right? manage? The cost of replacing trees which have grown to maturity, new sod, and replacing shrubs that have died from lack of water will be extremely costly to the residents. Some residents are unable to physically do the work themselves and the labor involved to remove the dead stuff and re-plant with the new will be astronomical -- unaffordable to many. That's the point. The lack of management has caused a great needless expense to the citizens.

I'm with harley; I haven't had to get out the old push mower for awhile, and I love it! And I guess I don't have any sympathy for someone that has a $75K lawn either. Like harley says, it will rain again, and your precious lawns will be green again.

I can,t believe people are getting so upset that they have crunchy grass my gosh it will turn green again after a good rain why can't people just do what they are asked and stop complaining so much it really will not a difference in the fact that it is what it is.

I could be mistaken - likely actually - but I don't think that the water company is a city owned entity. I believe it is a privately owned company. Again, I could be wrong ... I'll have to check that out.

I'm not aganist you having your green grass, what I am aganist is the $30 increase in my water bill. I have dry crunchy grass and I'm not using any more than I did in June, so why was my July bill over $100 MWM?

Just another inept government agency.

Also, I'd be very interested to know the bottom line of the recent restrictions placed on homeowners who wish to water their lawns. I have heard - and I have done myself - watered EXTENSIVELY on my watering day. Some folks with inground sprinklers run the sprinklers through multiple cycles - so what is the difference in consumption? These folks would normally run their sprinklers every other day for one cycle. On restriction, they run their sprinklers through at least three cycles, where is the savings/restriction? Honestly, it was a very poor plan, Mr. Heller. Very poor management on your part to allow the citizens to have to go to restriction in the first place and very poor management to ask us to water once a week - ridiculously poor management.

I am uncertain but have been told and performing a simple online search reveals Mr. Heller doesn't live in Maumelle so no skin off his tail. I'm sure if he does live outside of Maumelle his lawn isn't suffering. Also a brief search on line reveals more un-authenticated/un-verified information - there is a *Barry Heller* who manages the Chilis in NLR. Interesting if it's the same Mr. Heller who *manages* (using the term loosely) Maumelle Water. Dare I say this ... maybe the City should be more involved listening to the citizens rather than telling citizens who attend meetings "We aren't here to discuss water and water will not be discussed." HUH? Who elected you King? We should be allowed to talk about whatever we wish that pertains to the citizens of Maumelle. IMO there need to be MAJOR CHANGES MADE and VERY SOON. What's the answer to 9 out of 10 questions? ((MONEY))

I find it interesting that the Maumelle Water Dept can find water to use on the golf courses and flush hydrants for hours on end and water the streets (street sweepers) but punish the rest of us, as far as Mr Heller I would seriously question his ability to perform the job as assigned and would be willing to look to someone who can plan for contingencies, Mr Heller has a definite no confidence vote from me.